Category Archives: Joy

Easy Accountability, Hard Accountability

In my 35+ years as a Christian, I’ve heard a lot about accountability. In Evangelical ranks, the most common term of use is accountability partner. An accountability partner is an individual who works with you to keep you on the straight and narrow. Iron sharpens iron and all that. In concept, it’s a nice idea. [...]

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Christian, It’s OK to Be Sad

Jesus wept. —John 11:35 ESV Lazarus, a friend of Jesus, had died, and Jesus felt the pain. Jesus knew Lazarus would rise again soon. He knew the man’s two sisters would rejoice at that resurrection. Yet Jesus wept anyway. Sadness gripped Him in that moment despite all He knew was to come. We Christians know [...]

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One Outstanding Characteristic of Great Christians

It is with great humility that I share that God has richly blessed me through the lives of great Christian people I have known personally. It is with great sadness also that I confess that I have not known many such people, far fewer than I should, and not through any fault of my own. [...]

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